Buckle



May 24, 1932. w. T. BRoNsoN BUCKLE Filed Oct. 29, 1930 Patented May 24, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WALTER T. IBRONSON, OF WATERIBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO WATERBURY BUCKLE COMPANY, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, A. CORPORATION BUCKLE Application led October 29, 1930. Serial No. 491,870.

' This invention relates to anV improvement in buckles and particularly to buckles adapted to coact with a loop at the free end of a strap or the like.

The'main object of this invention is to produce at a low cost for. manufacture, a simple, reliableand eective buckle of the type referred to, and constructed with particular reference to providing for the ready attachment and detachment of the free end of a strap, etc., by a lateral movement thereof, and the secure retention thereof in place.

' With the above and other objects in view as will appear from the following, my invention consists in a buckle having certain details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter described and particularly recited in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a face view of one form which a buckle embodying my invention may assume Fig. 2 is an edge view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view there- A2E of taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a face view thereof showing the webbing attached theretogy Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Fig-4;` and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of another form which a buckle embodying .my invention may assume. l W,

The particular buckle herein chosen for the illustration of my invention in`Figs. 1 to 5 and consists of a side-bar 10 from which offsets an integral tie-loop 11 provided with a strapfreceiving closed slot l2 extending transversely of the'buckle between a tie-bar 13 and aguard-bar 14, respectively'forming the complementary reaches of the saidtie-loop 11.

Also laterally offsetting from theside-bar' 10 is `anintegral coupling-bar or prong15 extending parallel with the tie-loopf '11, though offsetupwardly with rcseect there? to, as shown in Figs.` Sand-5, and separated from the guard-bar 14 of the said tie-loop by an open slot 16. The edge of the buckle structure opposite the tie-loop 11 is provided with a deflecting-bar 17 formed integral with the inclusive, is of substantialrectangular form x 13, and Vsewn in place by'means of stitches24.

side-bar 10 and projecting therefrom in parallelism with the bars before referred to and separated from the bar 15 by an open slot 18.

The bars 1 3, 14 and 17 are preferably and asl shown, struck up into concavo-convex form while the coupling-bar 15 is flat vand bodily offset upwardly from the plane of the bars 10, 13, 14 and 17, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 5 of the drawings whereby to aid in disposing the end of strap 23 thereon. Coupling bar 15 is offset to aid in mounting strap loop hereinafter mentioned.

The outer or free end of the coupling-bar 15 is oHset toward the tie-loop l1 to form a stop-linger 19 having an angularly vdisposed sloping inner face complementing a cutaway portion 2O at the free end of the said tie-loop l1, all for the purpose as will hereinafter appear.`

The deflecting-bar 17 is in turn formed at its outer or free end with astop-iinger 28 offsetting toward the tie-bar l5, which latter `is `cut away as at 21 to complement the angular-ly disposed sloping inner face of the said stop-finger.

The' folrm of buckle shown in Fig. 6 corresponds to the buckle shown in the preceding ligure-s with the exception that the entire buckle structure is of concave-convex form and the coupling-bar 15, as well as the remaining bars, is flush with the side-bar 10.

The entire bucklestructureis concavo-convex to aid in holding the strap 23 from sliding with respectto coupling bar 15.

22 of a strap 23`which end shall, for convenience of descriptiomfrefer to as the an- In the use of vmy improved buckle, the end jggrted'throughvthe slot4 l2-of the tie-loop ,1

and reversed upon itself around'the ytie-bar The buckle thus becomes a at the end of the strap 23. y. 2 y. The freev end 25 of the strap p23 (or of a separate vanddistinctl -strap,lif desired) .is

permanent `iiidiure.

place by meansfofc'stitches 26to`form.a loop also' folded back upon itself and ,anchciredimD 21 Thermor 2,1 is slipped laterale ava-tag free., end* 9' resp/QU 'aches enter slots 16- and the'v couplingfbar '15. vso .that fits,

llanking the same. Both of the reaches of the looped end 25 of the strap underlie the delecting-bar 17, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

By providing the bars and 17 respectively with the stop-fingers 19 and 28 and cutting away the portions 20 and 21 of the tieloop 11 and coupling-bar 15, the outer or open ends of the slots 16 and. 18 are deflected, so to speak, toward the tie-loop 11, and thus prevent" the accidental lateral displacement of the loop 27.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that' .i when the strap is under tension, the stoplingers 19 and 28 serve to prevent the loop from sliding laterally off the free end of the coupling-bar 15. When it is desired to uncouple the loop 27 of the strap from the buckle, this may be accomplished by slackening the draft upon/the strap, which will enable the same to be slipped laterally otl' the end of they said coupling-bar 15.

It may be explained in this connection that the guard-bar 14 forming one reach of the tiej loop 11 not only stilens the tie-bar 13, but

1. In a buckle, a tie-loop, a coupling bar j disposed in parallel relation to said tie-loop and adjacent thereto, a deflecting bar disposed in parallel relation-to said coupling bar and adjacent thereto, the said coupling bar and delecting bar being each free at one end, and stop fingers formed at the end -of each of said coupling and deilecting bars, whereby to guard against the lateral displacement-of a strap.

2. In a buckle made of one piece, a tie-loop disposed at one end of said buckle and consisting of a tie-bar and a guard bar, a coupling bar disposed adjacent to said tie-loop and in parallel relation thereto,a delecting bar disposed adjacent to said couplin bar and in parallel relation thereto, the sai lcoupling bar and deflecting bar being each free at one end, and stopngers formed at the respecv tive ends of said coupling bar and deflecting bar, whereby to prevent the lateral displacement of a strap.

3. In a buckle, a tie-loop disposed at one side thereof and consisting of a .tieebar, a guard bar and side bars, a couplin'g'bar disposed inparallel relation to said tiesloop', a deiecting. bar disposed Vin parallel relation to'said coupling bar and adjacent thereto, said coupling bar and deflectin bar being each free atone end and stop ligngers formed. at

` displacement of the strap.

their ends, whereby to guard eral displacement of the strap. Y

4. In a buckle made of a single piece, a tie-loop formed on one side thereof, said tieloop comprising a parallel tie and guard bars with a slot there-between, a coupling bar disposed adjacent to saidtie-loop and in parallel relation thereto, a deflecting bar "dis- Yposed in parallel relation to said coupling bar and adjacent thereto, a side bar formed integral with said tie-loops, coupling bar and deflecting bar,said coupling bar and deiecting bar being each free at one end, stop lingers formed integral with said coupling and deflecting bars whereby to guard against the lateral displacement of the strap and said buckle being made concavo-convex, whereby to aid in mounting said strap.

5. 1n a buckle made Vof a single concavoconvex piece, a tie-loop formed at one side of said buckle and comprising tie and guard bars having a slot there-between, a side bar formed integral with said tie-loop, a liat coupling bar formed integral with said side bar and in parallel relation to said tie-loop, a deflecting bar formed integral with said side bar and disposed in parallel relation to-said tie-loop, all of said bars projecting substantially perpendicular from said side bar, the

said coupling bar and delecting bar being each free at one end, and the free ends of said coupling bar and deflecting bar being each formed with an angularly disposed offsetting stop finger, whereby to prevent the lateral 6. vIn a buckle, a tie-loop, a cou ling bar disposed in parallel relation to sai tie-loop, a deflecting bar disposed in parallel relation to said couplin bar and ad'acent thereto, the said coupling ar and de ecting bar being each'free at one end and means formed on said barsto guard against lateral displacement of the strap.

7. In a buckle, a tie-loop, a coupling bar disposed in parallel relation to said tie-loop, a deflecting bar disposed in parallel relation to said coupling bar and adjacent thereto, said coupling bar and deflecting bar being each free at-one end.

8. In a buckle, a tie-loop, a coupling bar disposed in arallel relation to said tie-loop, a deflecting ar disposed in parallel relation to said couplin bar and adjacent thereto, said coupling bar eing oli'set bodily from said tie-loop and said deecting bar, whereby to aid in disposing the end of the strap thereon.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification.

\ WALTER T. BRON SON.

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